Attended the Global Campaign on Military Spending UK (GCOMS) AGM yesterday.

4 things about UK #MilitarySpending...

The UK spends 5x more on military than overseas aid.

The UK spends roughly 10x more on military than environment/climate mitigations.

Weapons manufacturers (like BAE) have a huge voice and what makes them profits drives Gov spending choices.

What’s useful for the military distorts civilian energy responses e.g. nuclear reactors.

https://demilitarize.org.uk/

#RethinkSecurity